When she heard her future real husband, Fu Ciyi choked up.
Yan Funing took a deep breath, regained her composure, and quickly calmed down: "I was overreacting."
"You were right to teach me last night, and I crossed the line by reaching my hand to your side," she said. "You can punish me. If you punish me, then what you said is correct."
If she hadn't mentioned the crossing of the line, Fu Ciyi would have forgotten about it.
"But!" she changed the subject, "You're not right either."
"You said earlier that physical contact between men and women shouldn't occur, yet you held my hand and held it for so long."
"I just shook your hand, and you lectured me on how to be reserved."
She couldn't help but poke his chest with her index finger: "Where is your reserve?"
After poking it, he felt that what he did was wrong and quickly clenched his fingers.
Fu Ciyi finally softened his tone: "It's my fault."
Yan Funing lowered her eyes and waved her hands: "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll continue practicing calligraphy."
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In the following days, Yan Funing took Fu Beimo and Ali to dig a lot of rhizomes of medicinal herbs.
On the 19th, the weather was fine and the breeze was warm.
Yan Funing pulled a full basket of medicinal herbs from the woodshed to the yard.
"Bei Mo, do you want to go to the county town?"
Fu Beimo, who was practicing boxing, heard this and ran to Yan Funing happily: "I want to!"
"Okay, then you help me carry the herbs to the village entrance. When we get to the county town, you have to carry the herbs with you and follow me to find a clinic."
Fu Beimo pinched his arm: "Sister-in-law, I have enough strength to carry it."
Ali, who was standing aside, looked at Fu Ciyi and said, "Master, I want to go too."
Fu Ciyi glanced at Yan Funing and said to Ali, "Look after the house."
She asked Bei Mo to go with her without consulting him.
When the three of them arrived at the village entrance, Li Xinheng had already harnessed the ox cart.
Fu Beimo put the backpack on the car board and stepped onto the car.
Yan Funing lifted her skirt slightly and was about to get on the car when an arm stretched out from her left. It belonged to Fu Ciyi.
She didn't help.
I stepped onto the car, but couldn't get in.
Seeing this, Fu Beimo quickly reached out and said, "Sister-in-law, let me help you."
Yan Funing took Fu Beimo's arm, borrowed his strength, and finally got into the car.
After Fu Ciyi got in the car and sat down, Li Xinheng drove away.
The road was bumpy and Yan Funing's body was shaking.
Fu Ciyi moved closer to sit beside her, and she moved as much distance as he did.
Fu Ciyi's expression was indifferent.
However, the bones and veins on the back of the clenched fist resting on the knee became more and more obvious.
Seeing Yan Funing sitting unsteadily, Fu Beimo patted his shoulder and said, "Sister-in-law, let me lean on you."
"Hurrah."
Whenever the car was bumpy, Yan Funing would put her arm around Fu Beimo's shoulder.
In fact, Fu Beimo also swayed when he was sitting, but not as much as her.
The car shook, and Yan Funing's hand rested on Fu Beimo's shoulder, and the two swayed together.
Up and down, left and right, back and forth.
Same amplitude, same rhythm.
This caused Fu Beimo to chuckle: "It's really fun."
He even said to Li Xinheng, "Brother Li, drive faster. I want to swing with my sister-in-law."
Hearing this, Yan Funing also smiled.
There was a lingering smile on her delicate and beautiful face, and her pair of watery eyes were as clear as water.
Fu Ciyi's handsome face began to gloom.
When they drove to the county town, Fu Ciyi asked Li Xinheng to rush to the county government office.
Today is February 19th, and Fu Zhengqing is on duty at the county government office.
After getting off the ox cart, Yan Funing said to Fu Ciyi, "I won't go to the county government office. Bei Mo and I will go sell the herbs."
Fu Ciyi said, "Come with me."
His voice was as cold as jade, with a commanding tone.
Yan Funing pointed to the backpack and said, "If we leave the herbs here, they'll be stolen."
Fu Ciyi glanced at his brother coldly: "Fu Beimo, watch."
Fu Beimo frowned. He was unhappy when his brother called him by his full name.
How did he offend his brother?
However, the medicinal herbs were dug by his sister-in-law, him and Ali, so he would naturally keep them well.
"I understand." He stuck out his tongue and sat back on the ox cart.
Fu Ciyi took Yan Funing and Li Xinheng to the gate of the county government office.
When a yamen runner tried to stop him, Li Xinheng shouted, "My teacher has a letter from the prefect in his hand. Who dares to stop him?"
The bailiff hurried to report to Fu Zhengqing.
Fu Zhengqing's face turned pale when he heard this.
A few days ago, he asked the Hu family to keep a close eye on Wan Niang's family. He heard that Wan Niang's eldest son and daughter-in-law had been away for two days, and now they must have gone to the provincial capital.
How many times did Fu Ciyi suffer the punishment of being beaten to death before he sued him?
I even received a personal letter from the prefect.
Or maybe Fu Ciyi lied about having a handwritten letter just to cause trouble at the county government office.
Thinking of this, Fu Zhengqing came to the front hall.
The first thing he said was, "Fu Ciyi, do you know the crime of forging a letter written by an imperial official?"
Fu Ciyi took out the letter from his pocket and unfolded it: "You should be familiar with Lord Sun's handwriting."
Fu Zhengqing stepped forward to take a look, and the next moment, his pupils trembled.
The handwriting in front of me is indeed Sun Shanhe's. Not only that, Sun Shanhe's personal seal is also stamped at the end of the signature.
He hurriedly snatched the letter, which clearly stated that he must not prevent Fu Ciyi from participating in the Autumn Examination. If he did, it would be hindering the court's selection of talents, which is a serious crime.
After reading the letter, Fu Zhengqing's previous arrogance immediately dissipated: "How did you get a handwritten letter from Lord Sun?"
Fu Ciyi took back the letter, refolded it, and put it into the envelope. Then he spoke slowly, "Please ask the county magistrate to include my name on the list of candidates for the autumn examination."
Fu Zhengqing had no choice but to take Fu Ciyi into the study.
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